Does anyone know anything about going to grad school in England, France, etc? or have any experience?

Exactly how difficult is it for an American to get in and are the benefits worth it?

10/6/2008 3:01:17 PM

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10/6/2008 3:07:20 PM

It should really be about the quality of the school and the program as esp. after you graduate.
Are you trying to work in the states afterwards and why overseas. is it just b/c you want to live there?

10/6/2008 3:08:56 PM

I want to go to law school but want to kind of take some time off. I'd like to live in England and get a Master's there and then apply back in law school here for international law/ business

10/6/2008 3:13:19 PM

a lot of grad schools have oversea programs, thats maybe something to look into. I just believe it would make things more difficult for you here. thats just imo. that and I have family all over the world and they still believe going to colleges here are tops compared to other countries.

10/6/2008 3:15:30 PM

good point, i never thought to look at US programs abroad

10/6/2008 3:27:53 PM

you know what's crazy? friends of mine who grew up overseas (depending on the country, but it's all very similar these days with the EU) get their PhD equivalents in 6 years as opposed to our...8-12?...they also walk out of "high school" with the equivalent of a bachelors and do their "masters" within 2-4 years of graduating high school

and just because it's abroad doesn't mean they're getting a better education...so you really could just go overseas and walk out with a dummy's PhD, depending on the program, all for less time (and, possibly, money) than you'd spend here

10/6/2008 3:54:48 PM

You can get a Ph.D. in the UK in 6-7 years after HS, as opposed to 8-10 years in the US.

Someone with a Ph.D. from the UK won't be as broad as someone with a Ph.D. from the US, but definitely as deep, or deeper.

10/6/2008 4:57:52 PM

Living abroad would be quite the experience.

10/6/2008 4:59:36 PM

i did a summer session in Hangzhou, China and loved it. I want to spend longer in Europe, preferably a Spanish or English speaking country. Mandarin is a bitch to learn

10/6/2008 6:09:46 PM

i always thought this looked interesting


http://www.unc.edu/depts/tam/

10/6/2008 6:47:04 PM

Boston Univ has a campus in Brussels. I do not know if it has grad studies.

But you should find a list of US univs that have overseas campuses.

10/6/2008 8:24:41 PM

I went to grad school at Cambridge in England, and I absolutely loved it. My wife also went to Oxford. It's a fantastic school with a stellar reputation internationally; like other people have said, what you'll get out of it depends highly on the program and the school. A lot of the countries in Western Europe, because of their smaller size, only have one or two universities with a world-class reputation, and for some of those, their reputations are limited to certain areas of study.

What do you want to study? That should guide your decision of what countries and schools to look at.

10/6/2008 8:29:37 PM

a friend of mine in college went to grad school in amsterdam. she said the school she went to didn't require the GRE and they were pretty open to allowing US students attend school there.

and ps - she loved every minute of it.

10/6/2008 9:17:34 PM

Neither of us had to take the GRE, as well.

10/6/2008 9:50:58 PM

I'm currently finishing up a masters at a university in Sweden. I agree with previous comments here in that the quality and value of your experience will be heavily dependant on the university you attend and which program you want to study. In my case, I am very happy with my decision to go to grad school abroad but I realize that it is not for everyone and certainly not for every career field. The bologna process in the EU is normalizing the standards for higher education throughout the region. 2 years is now the standard for Master's degrees whereas before it was not uncommon to see programs that lasted on 1-1.5 years. I have been lucky enough to study entirely in english and the expectations of students if very similar to what was expected at NC State. Oh and I also did not have to present GRE scores to be accepted into my program.

10/7/2008 11:47:21 AM